U.S. observance
How Many Days Until National Maritime Day 2027?
Today: · Eastern Time (America/New_York)
Calendar days until National Maritime Day
210 days until National Maritime Day
National Maritime Day is on Saturday, May 22, 2027.
Live countdown to midnight on May 22, 2027
209 days, 17 hours, 25 minutes, 21 seconds remaining
Eastern Time (America/New_York). Countdown days are 24 hours; the calendar-day count above uses local dates.
- Calendar days (signed)
- 210
- Full weeks + days
- 30 weeks + 0 days
- Calendar months + days
- 6 months + 28 days
- Years, months, days
- 0 years, 6 months, 28 days
- Weekdays counted
- 150
- Weekend days counted
- 60
- U.S. business days
- 144
- Observed holiday dates skipped
- 6
What is National Maritime Day?
National Maritime Day, May 22, honors the U.S. Merchant Marine and the maritime industry, including the merchant mariners who served and died in wartime.
History of National Maritime Day
The date marks May 22, 1819, when the steamship Savannah left Savannah, Georgia, on the first transatlantic voyage made partly under steam power. Congress created National Maritime Day in 1933.
National Maritime Day today
The Maritime Administration and port communities hold memorial ceremonies, ships fly flags, and the President issues a proclamation each year.
Date details
- Category
- U.S. observance
- How the date is set
- Same date every year
- Country / region
- United States
- Actual event date
36 U.S.C. 128. Source: U.S. Code (GovInfo)
Event date facts
- Weekday
- Saturday
- ISO week / year
- 20 / 2027
- Day of year
- 142
- Quarter
- 2
- Days left in year
- 223
- Leap year
- No
May 2027
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target | ||||||
Event dates by year
| Rule year | Actual date | Observed federal closure | Certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Thursday, May 22, 2025 | — | Same date every year |
| 2026 | Friday, May 22, 2026 | — | Same date every year |
| 2027 | Saturday, May 22, 2027 | — | Same date every year |
| 2028 | Monday, May 22, 2028 | — | Same date every year |
| 2029 | Tuesday, May 22, 2029 | — | Same date every year |
Quick answers
- What day of the week is May 22, 2027?
- May 22, 2027 is a Saturday.
- Is National Maritime Day a federal holiday?
- No. National Maritime Day is not a U.S. federal holiday, so federal offices and most businesses stay open.
- What week of the year is May 22, 2027?
- May 22, 2027 is in ISO week 20 of 2027 and is day 142 of the year.
How the National Maritime Day date is calculated
- National Maritime Day is on May 22 every year. In 2027 that is a Saturday.
- The countdown counts calendar days from today to May 22, 2027. The start date is excluded and the end date is included. Dates use Eastern Time (America/New_York).
- The live countdown runs to midnight at the start of May 22, 2027 in Eastern Time (America/New_York). A countdown day is 24 hours, so a daylight-saving change can make it differ from the calendar-day count by an hour.
- Calculated at 6:34 AM on October 24, 2026.
- U.S. business days exclude Saturday, Sunday and observed nationwide federal closures; individual employer and state schedules are not included.